root@charron:~ # mount /dev/vg0/usr-store /mnt/usr-store mount: you must specify the filesystem type root@charron:~ # mount -t ext4 /dev/vg0/usr-store /mnt/usr-store mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/mapper/vg0-usr--store, missing codepage or helper program, or other error In some cases useful info is found in syslog - try dmesg | tail or so